Maria Luz Gabás Ariño (born 1968) is a Spanish novelist and politician, best known for her novels ''Palmeras en la nieve'' (2012), ''Regreso a tu play'' (2014), ''Como fuego en el hielo'' (2017), ''El latido de la tierra'' (2019) and ''Lejos de Luisiana'' (2022),

Premio Planeta The Premio Planeta de Novela is a Spanish literary prize, awarded since 1952 by the Spanish publisher Grupo Planeta to an original unpublished novel written in Spanish. It is one of about 16 literary prizes given by Planeta. Financially, it is the ...

winner in the same year. A member of the right-wing People's Party (PP), she served as the mayor of

Benasque Benasque (; in Benasquese dialect: ''Benás''; ) () is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, (Spain). It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in tha ...

from 2011 to 2015. The screenplay for the 2015 Spanish-language film '' Palmeras en la nieve'' is based on Gabás' novel.

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